ABSTRACT
A dissecção espontânea isolada do tronco celíaco sem a dissecção concomitante da aorta é uma condição rara, pouco descrita na literatura. O objetivo do presente trabalho é descrever um caso dessa entidade clínica em um paciente masculino, 74 anos, assintomático, cujo diagnóstico foi feito por ultrassonografia e confirmado com angiotomografia computadorizada. O paciente tem sido acompanhado com sucesso mediante observação clínica por um período de 25 meses.
The isolated spontaneous dissection of the celiac artery without the concomitant dissection of the aorta is a rare condition seldomly described in the literature. The objective of the present study is to describe a case of this clinical entity in a 74-year-old, male patient, who was asymptomatic, and whose diagnosis was established by means of ultrasound and confirmed using computed angiotomography. The patient has been successfully followed up by means of clinical management for a period of 25 months.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Aged , Celiac Artery , Truncus Arteriosus , Angiography , Dissection/nursingABSTRACT
We report the case of a 27-year-old male patient with dyspnea on physical exertion. Clinical assessment and various tests led to the diagnosis of aortopulmonary window and double aortic arch. According to a literature search, this may be the first report on such association